November
8 2003; NZ Herald features the caseCatherine Masters
reports the allegations, that he allegedly forced young
Cambodian girls, brought from poor rural areas to his home as housekeepers,
to have sex with him. The former Wellingtonian has lived in Siem Reap for
about 10 years and was arrested after an investigation lasting nearly six
months. Reports said an illegal gun was found at his home and that he may be
charged with paedophilia. It is claimed it was his wife's job to find the
young girls from the remote countryside. They were allegedly paid to work in
the home, forced to have sex and threatened if they refused.

However, the report already quotes rumours rife in the Siem Reap expatriate
community that Cleghorn may have been set up. This had allegedly happened to
another expatriate in order to get his land, a bar owner, who did not want to
be named, told the Herald.

October
24 Graham Cleghorn charged with rapeGraham Cleghorn
charged with the rape of teenagers, and his Cambodian wife was
charged with pimping them in Siem Reap in north western Cambodia. The
number of complainants vary in reports from three to "more than
six"

The arrest follows concerns from child rights advocates who have
warned that Cambodia has become a haven for foreign pedophiles due to lax law
enforcement, corruption in the courts and the easy availability of young boys
and girls who are forced into prostitution by poverty.